Suggested Christmahanukkwanzaa  Multicultural Lessons/Activities

• Students create CD covers for Happy Christmahanukkwanzaa!


• Students write and/or present to class about their families’ faith, ethnicity, and/or holiday celebrations


• Students create posters about their family holiday customs


• Students create posters about another culture’s holiday customs and beliefs


• Cultural sharing: Students bring food and/or items from their families’ holiday celebrations (e.g. menorah, dradles, ornaments,


• Students learn and sing songs from other cultures’ holiday celebrations


• Students share games, toys and activities from their family’s holiday celebration


• Have class discussions and groups about diversity. Discuss tolerance and enthusiasm toward other cultures


• Discuss cultural attitudes toward each other


• Students make a list of people they know who celebrate other holidays


• Students inventory each other to find out about each other’s culture (tea party)


• Buddy share: Students report out on other students—introduce them—to class


• Students inventory celebrities and famous people who celebrate various holidays: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas, Other